Books like The Ghost of Shadow Vale by Jonathan Stroud

In The Name of the Wind, a young orphan named Kvothe tells the tale of his rise from street player to legendary wizard, recounting adventures, love, and loss in a richly imagined world.

When ordinary Londoner Richard Mayhew rescues a bleeding stranger, he is thrust into London Below, a shadowy realm of monsters, angels, and underground society that forces him to fight for survival before he can return home.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

In the crumbling Old Kingdom, young Sabriel must confront death, magic, and the missing Abhorsen to defend her people and discover her destiny.

Nathaniel, a magician’s apprentice, summons the mischievous djinni Bartimaeus and orders him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the formidable wizard Simon Lovelace.

When a ruthless crime shakes London's elite, young physician Lockwood enlists paranormal investigator Lucy to uncover hidden sinister truths, thrusting them into a world of dangerous mysteries.

Spook's Sacrifice is a children’s fantasy horror tale by Joseph Delaney, featuring the young Thomas Ward as the central character.

A twenty‑two‑year‑old orphan named Haskell Maloney uncovers that the war hero she thought was her father was not, and races to learn her true identity while facing a deadly threat in Chicago’s Oriental Institute.

Teenage detective Chubby Lewis opens an ancient trunk and discovers a mysterious coin that threatens to unleash dark magic, forcing him to face bullies and unexpected dangers.

Old Ms. McMartin is definitely dead. Now her crumbling Victorian mansion lies vacant. When eleven-year-old Olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, she knows there's something odd about the place--not least the walls covered in strange antique paintings. But when Olive finds a pair of old spectacles in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside these paintings to a world that's strangely quiet . . . and eerily like her own. Yet Elsewhere harbors dark secrets--and Morton, an undersized boy with an outsize temper. As she and Morton form an uneasy alliance, Olive finds herself ensnared in a plan darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. It's up to Olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good.

Eleven‑year‑old Olive and her parents move into a Victorian mansion, where mysterious paintings, a temperamental nine‑year‑old, and three talking cats reveal a dark plan that blurs magic, time and space.

A collection of American short horror stories designed for young readers, featuring strange and frightening characters and events.